Dennis M. Powers’ Tales of the Seven Seas: The Escapades of Captain Dynamite Johnny O’Brien recounts the story of a larger than life sailor who rose from being a bullied sixteen year old ship’s boy sailing before the mast to become … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lore of the Sea
Report: South Korean navy ship sinks A South Korean navy ship sank in the Yellow Sea near North Korea late Friday, and the navy shot at an unidentified ship toward the north, according to reports quoting South Korean government officials. … Continue reading
One hundred and seventy one years after the slave ship Amistad sailed from Havana carrying a cargo of captives from Sierra Leone, the replica of the Amistad arrived in Havannah harbor yesterday. The captives on the original slave ship seized control of the vessel and sailed the … Continue reading
Molly Shakespear Rimington died at age 93 at the end of January but her obituary only appeared in the Telegraph this week. She was a fascinating individual. The daughter of Brigadier Talbot Shakespear, she joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service, WRNS, … Continue reading
OK, I admit it. I am posting this because I like the title of the article. Cheap Fokkers Peru has bought, real cheap, two Dutch maritime reconnaissance aircraft (Fokker 60s). These are slightly longer and heavier versions of the twin … Continue reading
Private security guards shot and killed a Somali pirate during an attack on the the MV Almezaan off the coast of East Africa. This is believed to be the first killing of a pirate by armed private contractors. The … Continue reading
Scientists watch whale’s birth near Navy training range Scientists surveying the area near a planned Navy training range said Tuesday they witnessed an endangered right whale giving birth off the Northeast Florida coast. It was only the second time … Continue reading
There is a certain irony that a sailing ship would have to be taken out of service because its engine did not meet current emission standards, but such was the case with the Lady Washington, the Official Ship of the State of Washington. … Continue reading
A deficiency of vitamin C from green leafy vegetables caused the dreaded sailor’s sickness scurvy. A vertical garden installed on the Plastiki, which sailed this week on its 3-month voyage across the Pacific, may provide fresh greens for the six person crew while at … Continue reading
Maine man creates huge online ship database Thousands of ships over hundreds of years have navigated the rolling waters of Maine’s Penobscot River across the street from Jon Johansen’s home. Inspired by that history, Johansen set about documenting every ship … Continue reading
It appears that the wreck of the SS Wimmera, an Australian passenger ship sunk by a mine north of New Zealand in 1918 has been located. Aussie ship sunk in 1918 found off NZ … Continue reading
A fascinating post from the Lawyers, Guns and Money blog. Thanks to Andy from the Maritime Texas blog for passing it along. The bottom line seems to be that piracy is an expensive business and may be progressively less profitable as ship … Continue reading
Mass surrender of Nazi U-boats documented in new book For 65 years residents of a remote Scottish village have paid heed to the wartime warning that “loose lips sink ships”. The surrender of German submarines in Loch Eriboll in Sutherland … Continue reading
The Isle of Wight based charity, the Little Brig Sailing Trust, now has the bragging rights of owning a fleet of the world’s smallest tall ships. (Actually they have only two ships, so perhaps they could also claim the smallest … Continue reading
l’Hydroptère, a hydrofoil trimaran, is the fastest sailing vessel on the water. Last November, it sailed at an average speed of 50.17 knots over one nautical mile. l’Hydroptère also holds the speed record of 51.36 knots over 500 meters. … Continue reading